Hutcherson,
a wallpaper salesman who hopes to move up from ARCA to the richer NASCAR
racing fraternity, beat Terry Ryan of Davenport,
Iowa, by seven seconds. Ryan
barely nosed out Gene Taylor of Huntington, W. Va.
It was Hutcherson’s third start in the event while Ryan and Taylor were
rookies. Hutcherson drove a Plymouth,
Ryan a Chevrolet and Taylor a Dodge.

It
was the safest ARCA 200 in the 12 years it has been run on the high-banked
Daytona International Speedway, The only caution flags came on 14 of the first
16 laps around the 2.5-mile track after two cars blew engines.

The
winner averaged 145.513 miles an hour and won $4,850. The 31-year-old
Hutcherson led 67 of the 80 laps. He took first place from pole starter Ryan on
the second lap and headed the pack until he pitted after 77 miles. He went back
in front at the midway point and lost first place only briefly on his second
pit stop.

Taylor,
who led with 30-miles to go, tried to stretch his fuel and get by with one pit
stop. But he had to go in for fuel and settle for third place.

Lennie
Pond of Petersburg, Va., was fourth in a Chevrolet; Herk Harbour of
Proctorville, Ohio, fifth in a Dodge, and James Hylton of Inman, S.C., sixth in
a Chevrolet.

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing

So much racing history has been made through the years right here in the Midwest.

From the rich dirt ovals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska to the paved short tracks in Minnesota and Wisconsin, some of the best drivers ever to get behind the wheel of a race car competed right here in the heartland.

We all have our own story to share about our favorite driver who thrilled us everytime they rolled onto the track or that one particular race that still stands out as the greatest they ever saw.

We'll go back in history, 10, 20, 30, 40, even 50 years ago (even more) and reminisce about what has made racing in the Midwest so special for us.